Survival time of half of the population (half life) in water

Value 1 day
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Hartl DL, Dykhuizen DE. The population genetics of Escherichia coli. Annu Rev Genet. 198418: pp. 37PubMed ID6099090
Primary Source Faust MA, Aotaky AE, Hargadon MT. Effect of physical parameters on the in situ survival of Escherichia coli MC-6 in an estuarine environment. Appl Microbiol. 1975 Nov30(5):pp. 803 fig. 2PubMed ID1106322
Method Survival of Escherichia coli MC-6 of fecal origin in an estuarine environment as affected by time, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity, and montmorillonite in diffusion chambers has been elucidated.
Entered by Uri M
ID 102541